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My decade-old Xeon server lost to a budget UGREEN NAS in every way that matters
New NAS hardware made my former bargain difficult to justify.
ORICO's 4-bay DAS proves redundant storage doesn't need to be complicated
Fast transfers and flexible RAID modes make this more than a basic drive enclosure.
I bought used enterprise HDDs cheap and learned the hard way why they're risky
Sometimes the cheapest storage is the storage you spend an entire weekend trying to convince your server to accept!
4 UniFi mistakes that turn a simple setup into an overcomplicated nightmare
A little planning can save you money and troubleshooting.
Wi-Fi 8 is the first homelab upgrade to actually get things right
After seven attempts, they're finally addressing what really matters.
I deployed these 2 monitoring tools in my homelab and haven't lost sleep about failures since (September 11 - 13)
These projects surface quiet problems before they become major headaches.
These cheap mini PCs have built-in backup batteries (also, they're not mini PCs)
And they could be way better than mini PCs for your homelab.
Your router's fastest Ethernet port might be sabotaging your NAS
You might be plugging your NAS into the wrong router port
Rescue your server and build a light show with these Raspberry Pi projects (September 11 - 13)
Start with one useful build and expand from there.
Why I bought a $160 Mac Mini instead of a Raspberry Pi
A Mac mini is definitely not for everyone (but nor is a Raspberry Pi).
8 things you should never do in Proxmox (unless you want your homelab to crash)
Proxmox has a few buttons you should probably think twice about pressing!
Your NAS will eventually fail—here are 5 cheap ways to protect your data
Don’t put all your backups in one drive.
How I escaped Bambu Lab's software lock-in without losing remote monitoring or printer notifications
Local printing didn’t have to mean losing remote monitoring.
Your Plex server doesn't need 70TB: Why hoarding 4K remuxes is a massive storage trap
Stop wasting Plex storage on these 3 amateur mistakes.
7 simple but useful homelab upgrades you’ve never thought of
From cheap additions to pricey investments.
This decade-old laptop next to my router is the most useful device on my network
From ewaste to critical network infrastructure.
UGREEN's new "Ultra" NAS systems put your sluggish homelab to shame
Intel Core chips and over 200TB of maximum storage help.